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Picea pungens 'Super Blue Seedling'

Colorado spruce 'Super Blue Seedling'

An evergreen conifer, to around 2.5m in 10 years, with a conical growth habit and rigid, prickly, silvery-blue needles

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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Blue Grey Silver Green
Summer Blue Grey Silver Green
Autumn Blue Grey Silver Green
Winter Blue Grey Silver Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H7
Botanical details
Family
Pinaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Columnar upright
Genus

Picea are evergreen trees with rigid, needle-like leaves arranged singly all round the shoots, and narrow, leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots

Name status

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained, neutral to acidic soil in full sun. See conifer cultivation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by grafting in winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
  • Low Maintenance
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to adelgids, red spider mite and conifer aphid

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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